The summer event season in the Milwaukee County Parks begins Memorial Day Weekend, and the openings include The Family Aquatic Center, kite-festival, Friday Night Fish Fries and Nite-Glow Golf.

Cool Waters Family Aquatic Park in Greenfield Park, 2028 S. 124th St., and David F. Schulz Aquatic Center in Lincoln Park, 1301 E. Hampton Ave., will open May 25. Early Bird Discounts on season passes will be available. | May 16, 2013»Read Full Article

Pavilions inspired by Milwaukee's historic bridge wars and off-kilter city grid, and giant webs of brightly colored bungee cord that will accent architecture and cross spans of Wisconsin Ave. were the two projects that won out during a public art showdown at City Hall on Tuesday evening.

A dozen finalists got on stage and pitched their ideas for the Creational Trails placemaking initiative, which will take place along 10 blocks of W. Wisconsin Ave. during the summer and fall. At stake was $50,000. | Dec. 10, 2013»Read Full Article(6)

Be on the lookout for a parade of meat dresses, clam-shell bras, maybe even a flying dress or two, when a swarm of Milwaukee's Little Monsters invades the Summerfest grounds June 26 to see Lady Gaga headline the Marcus Amphitheater.

Gaga is the first confirmed headliner for the 2014 edition of the Big Gig, running June 25 to 29 and July 1 to 6. It will be her first Milwaukee appearance since a wild sold-out show at the Bradley Center in 2010, where thousands of revelers showed up in outlandish Gaga-inspired get-ups. | Dec. 10, 2013»Read Full Article(32)

The first trailer has been released for "Godzilla," the reboot of the classic Japanese monster film, whose visual effects have been designed by Kenosha native Jim Rygiel, who won three Oscars for "The Lord of the Rings" films.

In a recent interview while he was in postproduction, Rygiel said the new film - directed by Gareth Edwards - is being made in the spirit of the original films and with the blessing of the Toho studio, which created them. | Dec. 10, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(1)

I've been impatiently waiting for Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip'sThe Abstract and The Dragon for a few months now. We have already posted the video for their banging first single "Thank You". They recently released a trailer featuring busta rhymes taking a journey through him and Q-Tip's 20 plus year relationship. It's full of vintage performance footage and interviews. The Abstract and The Dragon drops on at Midnight on 12-12-13 (for all the Midnight Marauders). Check out the trailer below then watch the Arsenio clip featured in the trailer in case you didn't get to see that when it happened many moons ago. Man, I am old. | Dec. 10, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(1)

Milwaukee band Kane Place Record Club will perform at a free goodbye party for the Onion's local print edition, A.V. Club Milwaukee arts and entertainment website and RadioMilwaukee program director Mark Keefe, at Turner Hall Ballroom Tuesday. Journal Sentinel photo by Bill Schulz.| Dec. 10, 2013»Read Full Blog Post